Английская Википедия:ARN Media

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ARN Media, formerly Here, There & Everywhere and APN News & Media, is an Australian media company. Divisions include broadcast radio and Out-of-home advertising. The company previously had assets in New Zealand, and previously owned Adshel, APN Outdoor and Gfinity eSports in Australia. Its commercial radio stations include the Pure Gold, KIIS Network, CADA, ARN Regional and iHeartRadio brands.

The company operates the ARN News service in Australia, which uses international correspondents and source news stories from AAP in Australia, CNN from the United States and Sky News and Independent Radio News from the United Kingdom. ARN has newsrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Originally ARN was a joint venture of APN News & Media and iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel). On 19 February 2014, it was reported that APN News & Media had agreed to purchase Clear Channel's 50% stake in the ARN. As a result, ARN is now fully owned by ARN Media. The company continues to operate the Australian version of iHeartRadio.

Until 2014, ARN also included New Zealand radio networks Newstalk ZB, Classic Hits FM, ZM, Radio Sport, Radio Hauraki, Easy Mix, Flava and Coast under umbrella company The Radio Network. These are now part of the New Zealand Media and Entertainment.

In August 2021, the company removed the words 'Australian Radio Network' from its name, now being known as simply ARN. Three months later, in November 2021, Here, There & Everywhere, ARN's parent company, purchased Grant Broadcasters, who intend to integrate it with its own business by January 2022. The deal was finalised on 4 January 2022.

Having already acquired a 15% stake in Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) earlier in the year, in October 2023 ARN launched a takeover offer for SCA in partnership with Anchorage Capital Partners. To satisfy Australian Communications & Media Authority regulations that allow one party to only own two radio stations in one market, in capital cities ARN would add the Triple M network to the KIIS Network, while Anchorage Capital Partners would control the Hit and Pure Gold networks.

In 2015, HT&E's two largest shareholders were the Australian fund manager Allan Gray Australia and News Corp Australia. Irish company Independent News & Media and Denis O'Brien's Baycliffe held an approximately 30% stake in the company before selling it in March 2015.

History

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Former Here, There & Everywhere logo

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APN News & Media logo 1998–2017

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ARN radio logo

Here, There & Everywhere had its origins in Provincial Newspapers (PN), a listed company that published regional newspapers in New South Wales and Queensland. The Herald & Weekly Times, which owned a significant proportion of PNQ, was taken over by News Limited in 1987. To comply with an order of the Trade Practices Commission, News Limited was required to sell its PN shares. The 48% stake in PN was acquired in 1988 by interests associated with the family of Tony O'Reilly, the principal shareholder of Independent Newspapers of Ireland.Шаблон:Sfn

The company was renamed Australian Provincial Newspapers Holdings and listed again on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1992 following a public share issue, and in 1998 the name was changed to APN News & Media.

In 2001, HT&E acquired 25% of Soprano Design. Later going on to acquire steaks in Conversant Media and Unbnd Group. These acquisitions have been listed every year in their financial reports. Soprano Design was valued at over A$500 million in November 2019, giving HT&E over A$125m in equity. Following Soprano's acquisition of SilverStreet Intl in December 2020, Analysts have stated that Soprano Design could be worth upward of $1 billion.

In June 2016, the company completed the demerger of its New Zealand radio and publishing business, New Zealand Media and Entertainment. However, the company maintained a presence in New Zealand via its outdoor advertising business, Adshel NZ. Also in 2016, the company announced it would sell its regional newspaper division, Australian Regional Media, to News Corp Australia for $36.6 million. The deal was reviewed but not opposed by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. The sale of ARM, encompassing APN's remaining newspaper assets, was completed in December 2016.

APN News & Media Limited changed its name to HT&E Limited in May 2017, changing its ASX Listing Code to HT1.

In June 2018, oOh!media purchased street furniture business Adshel for A$570 million from HT&E, in a competitive bidding war against rival (and former HT&E subsidiary) APN Outdoor.

In January 2023, the company sold its 25% stake in communications firm Soprano. In May 2023, Here, There & Everywhere was renamed ARN Media. In June 2023, ARN acquired a 15% shareholding in major competitor Southern Cross Austereo. On 18 October 2023, ARN launched a takeover offer for SCA in partnership with Anchorage Capital Partners. To satisfy Australian Communications & Media Authority regulations that allow one party to only own two radio stations in one market, in capital cities ARN would own the KIIS and Triple M networks, while Anchorage Capital Partners would control the Hit and Pure Gold networks.

Assets

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KIIS 106.5, CADA and 101.7 WSFM studios in North Ryde

ARN operates 58 radio stations, targeting the 25-to-54-year-old demographic. These stations include

• the top 40 (CHR), adult contemporary, and active rock-formatted KIIS Network
• the classic hits and oldies-formatted Pure Gold Network
• the rhythmic top 40 and urban contemporary-formatted CADA
• joint venture stations Mix 106.3 and Hit104.7 in Canberra with Southern Cross Austereo
• other radio stations via DAB+ digital radio and iHeartRadio
• 46 radio stations acquired from Grant Broadcasters

KIIS Network

Шаблон:MainA vibrant network alive with influential personalities who energise, engage and excite, immersing audiences in the best music their city has to offer.

Callsign	Frequency	Branding	Location	Format	Notes
1CBR	106.3 MHz FM 107.1 MHz FM (repeater)0	Mix 106.3	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	Adult contemporary	Joint venture with Southern Cross Austereo Formerly Kix 106
2WFM	106.5 MHz FM	KIIS 106.5	Sydney, New South Wales	Top 40 (CHR)	Formerly 2UW and Mix 106.5
3TTT	101.1 MHz FM	KIIS 101.1	Melbourne, Victoria	Top 40 (CHR)	Formerly 3DB, 3TT, TTFM and Mix 101.1
4BFM	097.3 MHz FM	KIIS 97.3	Brisbane, Queensland	Adult contemporary	Joint venture with Nova Entertainment Formerly 97.3FM
5ADD	102.3 MHz FM 096.7 MHz FM (repeater)	Mix 102.3	Adelaide, South Australia	Adult contemporary	Formerly 5DN, Radio 102FM and 5AD FM
6NOW	096.1 MHz FM	96FM	Perth, Western Australia	Adult contemporary	Formerly Triple M

Pure Gold Network

Шаблон:MainAn iconic network making audiences feel young, positive and full of life, immersing listeners with the Pure Gold hits they know and love.

Callsign	Frequency	Branding	Location	Format	Notes
2UUS	101.7 MHz FM 088.3 MHz FM 099.1 MHz FM	101.7 WSFM	Sydney, New South Wales	Oldies	Formerly 2WS
3KKZ	104.3 MHz FM	Gold 104.3	Melbourne, Victoria	Oldies	Formerly 3KZ and KZFM
5DN	1323 kHz AM	Cruise 1323	Adelaide, South Australia	Oldies	Formerly 5AD, Radio 1323 and SEN 1323

Other stations

Callsign	Frequency	Branding	Location	Format	Notes
2ONE	096.1 MHz FM	CADA	Katoomba, New South Wales	Rhythmic top 40 Urban contemporary	Formerly 2KA, OneFM and The Edge 96.ONE
2ROC	104.7 MHz FM 100.7 MHz FM	Hit104.7	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	Top 40 (CHR)	Joint venture with Southern Cross Austereo
6PER	93.7 MHz FM	Nova 93.7	Perth, Western Australia	Top 40 (CHR)	Joint venture with Nova Entertainment

Digital radio

ARN also broadcasts a number of digital only radio stations.

Branding	Frequency	Location	Format	Notes
Chemist Warehouse Remix	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Adult contemporary
The '80s	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	1980s music	WSFM 80s in Sydney Gold 80s in Melbourne 97.3 80s in Brisbane Mix 102.3 80s in Adelaide
The '90s	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	1990s music	KIIS 90s in Sydney KIIS 90s in Melbourne 97.3 90s in Brisbane Mix 102.3 90s in Adelaide
CADA	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Rhythmic top 40 Urban contemporary

Former stations

Branding	Frequency	Location	Format	Notes
4BH	1116kHz AM	Brisbane, Queensland	Easy listening	Sold to Nova Entertainment in 2002
4KQ	693kHz AM	Brisbane, Queensland	Classic Hits	Sold to Sports Entertainment Network in 2022
PureCountry	Online streaming	Worldwide, based in Sydney	Country music	Closed in 2009
KseraRadio.com	Online streaming	Worldwide, based in Sydney	Rhythmic top 40 Urban contemporary	Closed
Classic Hits Live	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Classic hits	Replaced by Pure Gold '80s in 2010
Classic Hits Plus	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Classic hits	Replaced by Pure Gold '90s in 2010

Outdoor/Advertising

• CODY Out-of-Home (Hong Kong)
• Emotive (creative agency)

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Cite journal

External links

• Company website